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<div><h1 class="article-title">How do I add a task to the Tasks widget?</h1></div>
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    <p>You can manually add tasks to the Tasks widget that are shared with site participants, site groups, or that only available to you.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Go to the Dashboard tool.</h2>
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    <p>Select <strong>Dashboard</strong> from the Tool Menu.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click Add a new task.</h2>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Add details about the new task.</h2>
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<li>Enter a task title in the <strong>Description of task</strong> field.</li>
<li>Click calendar icon (<strong>Date Due</strong>) to use the date picker to choose a date for the task.</li>
<li>Select an option from the <strong>Priority</strong> menu.</li>
<li>Enter notes about the task in the <strong>Text </strong>field.</li>
<li>Click <strong>Add Task</strong>.</li>
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    <p>If you're creating the new task in a course or project site, use the <strong>Deliver this task to </strong>menu to share the task.</p>
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<strong>My dashboard</strong>: keep the task confidential to your dashboard only.</li>
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<strong>Students on this site</strong>: share the task with all students in the site. Students will be able to view the task when they visit the Dashboard tool.</li>
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<strong>Members of a group</strong>: share the task with members of a site group. Enter the name of the site group in the groups field.</li>
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